Lake Under Paris Opera House
Discover evenings for the under 40s.
Lake under paris opera house. The palais garnier french. The lake has fish and plants in it. When the opera house was proposed on the site it was known that the excavation would run into water. Still the tour is a wonderful way to learn about the history and enjoy this stunning architectural treasure of paris.
Is the use of the unfinished opera house by the paris commune in 1871 to store food and ammunition. Initially referred to as le nouvel opéra de paris the new paris opera it. Visit of an underground gallery of the opera with entertainment on the waters to evoke the legend of the. The opera house was finished in 1875 and it may very well be the most famous opera house in existence.
It began with the water. This claim is made in part because of its unquestionable beauty but also because of the fame generated from le fantôme de l opéra by gaston leroux in 1910. Well while erik the phantom may be a fictional character author gaston leroux did find his inspiration for erik in a real life person who actually lived under the palais. The subterranean lake below the paris opera house inspired the phantom of the opera s lair.
What if i told you there is a lake under the paris opera house just like in the phantom of the opera down down down deep underneath the garnier opera in a dingy room with a square shaped hole in the middle i found it. Built by opera architect charles garnier after he succeeded in constructing a double wall to contain the pressure of. Or if a trip to paris is not in your plans street view in google maps offers a virtual tour. In 1861 parisian workers attempting to lay the concrete foundations for a grand 2 200 seat opera house in the centre of the city were baffled.
From 16 to 17 october 2020 at the philharmonie de paris. Palɛ ɡaʁnje garnier palace or opéra garnier french. Exceptional evenings are reserved for under 28s born after 1 january 1992. Today the tour of the paris opera house does not include a visit down to the water beneath the opera house.
Of the many symbols of paris the palais garnier is certainly one of those most closely associated with the city. The lake on the other hand was supposedly real. Resting in the hole was a ladder that seemed to be descending into nowhere. ɔpeʁa ɡaʁnje garnier opera is a 1 979 seat opera house at the place de l opéra in the 9th arrondissement of paris france it was built for the paris opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of emperor napoleon iii.
The opera house has a deep understructure to accommodate sets up to 50 high.